1.The process of leaf color change. Leaves change color during the autumn because the amounts of pigments change as the leaves prepare to fall from trees. All leaves gradually lose chlorophyll during the growing season, and this loss accelerates before leaf fall.
2.The leaves in hot or dry environments may be adapted to reduce transpiration. For example, their stomata may be open at night and close midday. This is the reverse of what usually happens, and it means that the stomata are closet when the rate of transpiration would be greatest.
The membrane bound organelle you refer to is the Lysosome. The lysosome fuses with a vacuole where it digest the contents.
Pesticide use can be very harmful beacause too much of them can cause the crops to go bad, and kill bees which help spread pollen and enhance the crops.